The Weekly Writing Challenge

In the land of Teeneelegs live a band of  princesses. Bound by no laws, slaves to no morality, the princesses suffer only one rule. Their feet must never touch the ground. Transported to and fro in palanquins balanced on the shoulders of young, shirtless peasant boys, and attended by waiting maids willing to fulfill any…

It was just before 5 p.m. when the knock came at the door. Hoping to find the important package filled with rare goods* she was expecting sitting on her doorstep, where the lazy courier always dropped them, sometimes without so much as a knock, Riley was surprised to discover a standing package instead – a…